Mcgowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Mr. Keith Kaufman.  Mr. Kaufman suffered a motorcycle accident in 2002. Mr. Kaufman discusses his regenerative medicine treatment and recovery. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, visit: McGowan Institute Research Site McGowan Institute Patient Site McGowan Institute on Facebook McGowan Institute on Twitter [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Eric Schmuck.  Dr. Schmuck is an Associate Scientist and Director of Translational Research for the Dr. Amish Raval Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Dr. Schmuck discusses his research in cardio-regenerative medicine. For more information about Dr. Schmuck, please click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Mr. Stephen Winowich.  Mr. Winowich is the President of Procirca, a subsidiary of UPMC. Mr. Winowich discusses his pioneering work at Procirca and the Artificial Heart Program at UPMC. For more information about Mr. Winowich, please click here. For more information about Procirca, please click here. Host John Murphy. For more information [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Drs. Yoram Vodovotz and Michael Parkinson.  Dr. Vodovotz is a Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and the Director of the Center for Inflammation and Regeneration Modeling at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Parkinson is a Senior Medical Director, Health and Productivity, with [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Peter Alexander.  Dr. Alexander is the Assistant Director of the Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery both within the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Alexander discusses his research in the development of in vitro and in vivo models in orthopaedics. For [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Drs. Harvey Borovetz and Salim Olia.  Dr. Borovetz is a Distinguished Professor and former Chair (2002-2013) in the Department of Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, the Robert L. Hardesty Professor in the Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, a Professor of Chemical [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Fabrisia Ambrosio.  Dr. Ambrosio is the Director of Rehabilitation for UPMC International and an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Ambrosio discusses regenerative rehabilitation and the Alliance for Regenerative Rehabilitation Research and Training (AR3T). For more information about Dr. Ambrosio, please click [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Alejandro Nieponice.  Dr. Nieponice is the Chief of The Esophageal Unit at Hospital Universitario Fundación Favaloro in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is also a faculty member of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine and an Adjunct Research Assistant Professor of the Department of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Drs. MaCalus Hogan and Jeanne Doperak.  Dr. Hogan is the Vice Chair of Education and Residency Program Director in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Doperak is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and a [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Ioannis Zervantonakis.  Dr. Zervantonakis is an Assistant Professor in the University of Pittsburgh Bioengineering Department, and a member of the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. Dr. Zervantonakis discusses his work in microfluidic and microfabricated assays to model the tumor microenvironment and to study tumor, fibroblast, and immune cell infiltration. [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Ron Poropatich.  Dr. Poropatich is the Director of the Center for Military Medicine Research, Health Sciences and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, and also serves as a Senior Advisor for Telemedicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. William Federspiel and Mr. Peter DeComo.  Dr. Federspiel is the William Kepler Whiteford Professor in the Department of Bioengineering with secondary appointments in Chemical Engineering and Critical Care Medicine. He is also the Director of the Medical Devices Laboratory at the McGowan Institute. Mr. DeComo is the Chairman and [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Mr. Ryan Pruchnic.  Mr. Pruchnic is Managing Vice President of Cook MyoSite in Pittsburgh, PA. He serves as the Site Head for Cook MyoSite and is responsible for the Manufacturing and Business Administration functions of the company.   Mr. Pruchnic discusses the history and research of Cook MyoSite. For more information about Cook [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. John Kellum.  Dr. Kellum is a Professor in the Departments of Critical Care Medicine (primary), Medicine, Bioengineering, and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh. He is also the Director of the Center for Critical Care Nephrology and the Vice-Chair for Research.   Dr. Kellum discusses his research [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Stephen Emery.  Dr. Emery is an Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences, Maternal Fetal Medicine, at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC.  He is also the Director of the Center for Innovative Fetal Intervention at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC.   Dr. Emery discusses his research in prenatal treatments. For more [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Michel Modo.  Dr. Modo is a Professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Pittsburgh.   Dr. Modo discusses his research in the development of new treatments for stroke. For more information about Dr. Modo, please click here. Host John Murphy. For more information about the McGowan Institute for [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Alejandro Soto-Gutiérrez.  Dr. Soto-Gutiérrez is an Associate Professor (Tenured) in the Department of Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh.   Dr. Soto-Gutiérrez discusses his research in the development of new technologies for organ replacement using regenerative medicine approaches to re-generate entire replacement livers. For more information about Dr. Soto-Gutiérrez, [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Lance Davidson.  Dr. Davidson is a Professor and Wellington C. Carl Faculty Fellow of Bioengineering in the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering.   Dr. Davidson discusses his research in the interfaces between engineering, physics, and biology. For more information about Dr. Davidson, please click here. Host John Murphy. For [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Robert Kellar.  Dr. Dr. Robert Kellar is the Chief Science Officer for Axolotl Biologix.  He is also an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Biological Sciences at Northern Arizona University.  Dr. Kellar discusses his research in treating infected or chronic wounds with novel biomaterial scaffolds. For [...]

Regenerative Medicine Today welcomes Dr. Garrett Coyan.  Dr. Coyan is a senior cardiothoracic surgery resident at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center with interest in adult and congenital heart surgery.  Dr. Coyan discusses the importance of clinical research and training in translational medicine. For more information about Dr. Coyan, please click here. Host John [...]